The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-04

SIX YEARS AGO Calvin Brice was rnnr,r.
little bank in Lima, Ohio. He was one of 10
men who built the Nickel Plate road and soS
it to Vanderbilt at price which made tho
builders millionaires. Mr.. Brice now ,ine
in a Fifth avenue palace and has coptrac,es
for 100000 home at Newport.
THE New YORK WORLD had inteyv;orr.
with 335 Of the 3S4 delegates to the New Yors
democratic convention. OF that number lee
were outspoken for Cleveland; ~ nrerayroy
Hill were for Hewitt and 1 for Thurman
One hundred and twenty-seven delegates 1ysr.
non-committal. After all the talk about t,la,-e.
lands unpopularity with his party in Nom
York, his friends had everything their OWN
way at the recent convention
WASHINGTON Posi-: At the Eyanstov-n ,o
union the most notable among MANY ai1n
speeches was made by Colonel Wheiess' ~
Nashville, an ex-confederate, who made the
assembly wild with enthusiasm bv sayin%
May God bless the brain that conceived thfs
! reunion; may God bless Farragut post. q
r., for carrying it out, and God bless our conn
try" This is not quite the Farchild stve ~
| oratory but it is wiser, more truly loyal and
far more effective.
RICHMOND WING: Our dispatches indicot.
that the damage done by the recent frosts To
the uncut tobacco crop i'll Virginia and North
Carolina, the fine tobacco states, was confned
to few localities. In the colder regions
from Lynchburg westward. there may have
I
was unusually small in that section, and it 4
! hoped most OF it was saved before it was min.
ped by the frost. In southsde Virginia and
! eastern North Carolina, but little if any dam,
| age seems to have been done.
CONGRESSMAN RoDERICK RANDOM BUTLER.
of Tennessee, started out in the present cam,
| paign as a prohibitionist. He then changed
! square around to the other side. 1t is CHARGED
! that his conversion was effected by the ap6l
cation of $4,000 to his pocket revenue. This
reviveS the record OF Buffers disgrace in con.
! 9ress years ago. He was accused of selling
! West Point cadetship, and resolution was Of
! fered to expel him from the house 1t received
102 yeas to 68 nays. Though big majority d
| the house favored Buffers expulsion, the resoc
luton failed to receive the necessary two,
I thirds vote.
The Visit of President and Mrs. Cleveland
/ The reception and entertainment of Presi.
dent and Mrs. Cleveland, at Atlanta, during
the Piedmont exposition, will be series Of
events memorable forever to those who wit
ness them.
| For the first time a democratic president
| will set foot on Georgia soil. Additional
interest is given to this, by the fact that it is
| the man who led the democratic party from
twenty-five years of defeat into glorious
victory. and who restored the south to the con,
fdence OF the nation and to their full rights
and partnership in the union.
President Cleveland does not pay MS a
formal pop-call. He comes in the old-fashioned
democratic way, bringing his wife and fsiends
with him, and staying with us three nights
and two days He gives Atlanta more time
than any city on his entire route, because he ID
anxious to meet our people, study our re,
sources, and know something from personal
observation of our folks and the wonderful
riches of our Piedmont region. He especially
wants to meet the people face to face and will
be accessible the whole time of his visit Every
visitor who wishes to do so can reasonably
count on shaking his hand and giving him Z
word of welcome.
The scenes attending the presidents re
ception and entertainment will be superb an(
splendid. The illumination of Kennesav
mountain, with artillery on its heights, and
flight OF five thousand rockets from its crest b
electric match, will be sight never seen be
fore. The sham battle, covering seventy acres
with four batteries of artillery, ten companie
of cavalry and thousands of foot soldiers, vii
be an incompatible Spectacle.
The torchlight procession Of ten thousan
young democrats i'll line. with the whole cit
Illuminated, and the air full of color and sound
will be inspiring. The exposition itsefwill b
an enormous show, full of interest and itstruC
ton.
Now let us make the presidents visit her
the significant and overwhelming feature Q
his entire tour. Let us show him the sout
at her best, and let him know that the peopl
love him and honor him. 1t is because h
wants to know the south better that he give
Atlanta more time than any other city o.
his route. When he stands up to speak to us
let him look into the faces of more southerneF
than any man, living or Dead has ever see
| assembled